I used to get sleep paralysis a lot when I was younger. The first time I had it was when I was about 12 or 13 and it happened about 3 times in one night. I was really scared to say the least. It's like you're mind is awake and functioning but you can't talk or move at all. I gradually got it less as I got older and now I can't even remember the last time I had it.
I heard that it happens when your hormones aren't synced properly. Sorry if I'm wrong (I read about this a long time ago) but I think everyone has a hormone that paralyzes the body so that when you fall asleep you can't act out your dream. People who sleep walk don't have enough of this hormone but people with sleep paralysis have too much. Also some people with sleep paralysis can feel like they are having out of body experiences. It is thought that people who claim they were abducted by aliens were just having a form of sleep paralysis.
Anyway, hope this helps. Sleep paralysis is not very common but normal as long as it doesn't cause you problems.
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I used to get sleep paralysis a lot when I was younger. The first time I had it was when I was about 12 or 13 and it happened about 3 times in one night. I was really scared to say the least. It's like you're mind is awake and functioning but you can't talk or move at all. I gradually got it less as I got older and now I can't even remember the last time I had it.
I heard that it happens when your hormones aren't synced properly. Sorry if I'm wrong (I read about this a long time ago) but I think everyone has a hormone that paralyzes the body so that when you fall asleep you can't act out your dream. People who sleep walk don't have enough of this hormone but people with sleep paralysis have too much. Also some people with sleep paralysis can feel like they are having out of body experiences. It is thought that people who claim they were abducted by aliens were just having a form of sleep paralysis.
Anyway, hope this helps. Sleep paralysis is not very common but normal as long as it doesn't cause you problems.
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No thats definitely right, I learned about it in psychology my senior year in high school, I distinctly remember it because it was so interesting.